Kirby Diamond Edition New Hubcaps, Tighter Transmission, New Belt and New Inner Bag.

This is my 2005 Diamond Edition Kirby. I bought this in July of 2010 and I have customized it over the years. This past summer, I upgraded the mini emtor, color scheme and polished it up. I later replaced the transmission, because I was tired of replacing axles and other parts on the other one. I actually replaced it with an older transmission from an early G7. In my opinion, they are more reliable and I like that distinctive 'whine' they make when engaged in drive. I adjusted the transmission and it is tight and sound. When this machine takes off, it is smooth as silk. Recently, I replaced the hubcaps with Sentria ones to match the bumper. All the colors now blend perfectly. One of the main reasons I chose the Diamond out of the other G series for my home is because it has the delicate switch. That really comes in handy if you have hard flooring and area rugs as I demonstrate in the video.

[@rovertv7902]

Man that thing nearly gobbled up the rug on high speed! 😂 She's got the power!! I love it Man you have the perfect combo of updated parts on it, it looks nicer than if it were solid light gray. I can see why that delicate switch is so handy on rugs!

[@mattjones7621]

Yeah, man, it truly comes in handy in my house. Very pleased with it both in looks and performance.

[@therandomman6647]

I appreciate how you don't try to make it look completely original. The modification I like to do for the sake of the motor is to replace the exhaust vent on the side with one that isn't partially blocked off. I'm sure it does very little to help, but with all the gossip about motors overheating, I prefer to play it safe. My g7 is currently set up all original, so I might do some of these modifications! I have a lot of Kirbys, though, so I'm at no big loss if anything bad happens. I also have 3 of these motors laying around because they're fun to experiment with. Thank you for the video! I like hearing about people modifying things to suit their needs more effectively, rather than being overly sentimental.

[@mattjones7621]

I love all of my machines and I kinda wanted them to have their own unique look. I love making improvements to them any way I can. I was inspired by Hank's Garage to rebuild my Diamond like his. The only differences are the bag topper and wheels. I used Sentria wheels and his topper is black. I had issues with the transmission and I got tired of replacing gear parts, so I used an early G7 transmission. No more issues since then. I think the early transmissions are better than the later ones. Not saying their are junk, but the newer ones seem to wear faster than the older ones.

[@vacuumsensation]

That’s nice 😊

[@mattjones7621]

Thank you! 😊

[@brentcho1275]

Does kirby even sell the original parts for the older G series?

[@mattjones7621]

Far as brand new parts go, they still make trim, labels and certain wheel colors for the G series, yeah. The mini emtors, cords and parts of the bags are black now.

[@brentcho1275]

But except for the Avalir 2, are rest of the Kirbys discontinued?

[@mattjones7621]

They are available if you buy them used, reconditioned or New/Old stock. Other than that, the Avalir 2 is the latest model bran new.@@brentcho1275

[@brentcho1275]

Thanks. I really love this machine. I bought this thing off eBay for only 74 dollars. I used it today and it’s even tearing out my wall to wall carpets. I sometimes have to use it on delicate speed, especially on the edge parts.

[@mattjones7621]

Yeah, they have a lot of airflow.@@brentcho1275